Base-ball-game apparatus.



W. 0. DAPPING.

BASE BALL GAME APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-17, 1908.

" No. 890,890. PATENTED JUNE 16, 1908.

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PATENTED JUNE 16, 1908.

BASE BALL GAME APPARATUS.

-APILIOATIOK FILED SEPT. 17, 1906.

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{WILLIAM OSBORNE DAPPING, or'AUBUBN, NEW YORK.

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Specification of Better: Patent.

Patented June 16, 1908.

Application filed Septemberi7, 190a. emu n aaaessf To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I WILLIAM OSBORNE DAPPING, a citizen of the United States, residin at Auburn, in the county of Cayuga and x tate of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Base- Ball-Game A paratus, of which the following is a speci cation.

My invention relates to a ame of base ball, in miniature, that can 0 played in-' doors, with approximately the same chances that characterize the fie d game, and governed by the same rules; and the object of my invention is to provide a pocket edition of the game of base ball in a sim lo and inexpensive form that can be rea ily under-.

stood and played.

Referring to the drawingsin which similar letters of reference indicate similar arts in the various figures-Figure 1 is a rlagrammatic representation of a base ball field. Fig. 2 represents a recording indicator. Fig. 3 is the u per disk of the indicator. Figp4 is the um er disk of theindicator. Fig. 5 is a view of the indicator showing certain bases oecu ied. Fig. 6 is the pitchers card. Fig.

7 is t e batsmans card, and Fig. 8 is the base runners card. Fig. this a perspective view of a pair of dice.

The game is played by two or more persons representing opposing "teams, adopting any means desirable ,to determine which side shall first take the field. Two ordinary dice are generally used to determine the various pla s, the numbers resulting from the turn of t e dice in each throw corres onding to numbers on the different cards, W ich are to be usedas hereinafter explained.

The recording indicator consists of two parts movable one upon the other, in this mstance two disks ivotally secured together at their centers; t e upper disk A having upon its face a diagrammatic representation 0 a base ball field with the posltions of the pla ers clearly marked, a portion of the erip ery bein cut away to correspond with a portion of t e under disk B, which is divided into eight e ual divisions, numbered as shown, the num ers indicating the three bases. The under disk B is colored at-intervals, the color showing only when the perforations a at each base, are brought directly over it by turning the disk A, the color thus indicatin whether the base is occupied;

it will be noticed, however, that the color always shows at H. P., the home plate", during the turning of the disk A, as a player is always "at bat during the game.

The game is played as follows :The side re resentin the team in the field and the si ;e at the at using the indicator, the li lpp er disk Aof thelatter being turned until the home plate, is immediatel under the division 0 of the disk B, indicating that the bases are empt for no color will show through the per orations 0. except at H. P., where a pla er is at bat; the dice are now thrown to etermine the result of the pitch-' ers efforts to retire the batsman, the numbers on the pitchers card being read to agree with the numbers on the dice, the numbers on the latter being read beginning with the lower number; it will be supposed that the dice show 16, according to the pitchers card this is one strike the next throw is 3-5, making two strikes; another throw shows 6-6, a ball, and the next throw 2 -3 being a .hit, the side at bat throws the dice to find the result of the hit if the dice should read 56, a reference to the batsmans card will show it as a two base hit. The disk A of the recordin indicator is then turned until H. P. is directly under division 2 of the disk B, when the color on the latter will be visible through the batsman may get 14, 16, and 4-6 as the result of three throws of the dice, and reference to the pitcher s card shows that three strikes have retired the batsman. The throw of the dice for the next batsman may be 45; the itchers card gives this as a hitf; the si e at bat, upon throwing the dice for the value of the hit, may get 12 which reads upon the batsmans card To third base and out retiring nearest runner, meaning that the ball had been fielded to third base, catching the man from 2nd base out, the batsman reaching 1B safely on a fielders choice, the disk A is then turned until H. P. is beneath division 1 on the disk B, the color on the latter showing at 1-B on the disk A indicating a man on 1st base. 2-B and 3B showing no color are vacant. There are now two men out," as the result of the play thusrfar in the first half of the first inning, and the side at bat may determine to risk a steal" to advance the runner now on.

1.B. A throw of the dice may show 44,

.and a reference to the base runner s card will read Successful steal, one base; the-indicator disk is then turned until H. P. is beneath division 2 on the disk B, the color showing that base occupied as a result of the.

steal, and the others vacant. -The next throw of the dice for the side in the field, ma

show 33, for which the pitchers card Wll. read Ball, passed ball, if any runners are on base they advance one base", sending the man on 2B,to 3B, the disk A being turned until H. P. is below division 3 on the disk B, when I the color on the latter will record 3B as oocupied. The next throw of the dice may show 13-4, the pitchers card reads Hit and a throwof the dice by the side at bat, to determine the value of the hit, may result in 6 6, which the batsmans' card indicates as a Safe hit, one base, runners advance two bases; the man on 3B accordingly goes home, scoring one run, and with one man on 1B, the disk A being moved so that H. P. is below division 1, the perforation in the disk at 1B will show the color from the disk B, indicating a man on 1-B only,

I the score standing now one run, two men out,

and one man at 1--B.. The next throw of 'the dice may} be 56, for this the pitchers card reads Iit, and the throw of the dice made to determine the result of the hit gives 2-5, which, reading from the batsm'ans card, is Flied out to left field &c, putting out the third man and retiring the side. The side in the field then comes to the bat for its half of the inning. The usual nine innings are played in the manner above described, or a greater or lesser number than nine innings malyhbe played as agreed upon.

e rules of the regular game of base ball as played in the field govern the play -in this game, and by' keeping the individual scores with a line up of any of the prominent teams,

the game can be made extremely interesting and instructive.

Referring to the recording indicator, it will be seen that the divisions on the disk B are numbered in such a manner that by turning the 'disk A until H. P. is below the division, having a number or numbers correspondin to the base or bases won, the color on the disk B will be visible throu h the perforations a in the disk'A at such ases only Fig. 5 shows the disk A with H. P. direct y 'under division 2--3 of the disk B, indicating,

, 6 Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patcut, is 1. t In a base ball gameap' )aratus, a recording indicator composed oi two disks centrally pivotedtogether, perforations repreother disk to register with the perforations to show the bases occupied. 2. In a base ball game apparatus, a recording indicator composed 0 two disks centrally pivoted to ether, a series of numbers on one of the dis s desl nating bases, and a portion'of the other dis cut away to correipond with the space occupied by the numers.

3. In a base ball game ap aratus, a recording indicator composed oi two disks cennear theperiphcry of one disk to indicatethe bases, and the periphery of the other disk cut away to correspond with the space occupied by the numbers. 1

4. In a base ball game apparatus, a recording indicator composed of an up )er and a lower disk centrally pivoted to ether, a diagrammatic representation of a ase ball field on the u )per disk, perforations in the upper disk at the bases, and colored portions on the lower disk disposed at intervals to show through the perforations in the u per disk when any of the bases are occupiedl 5. In a base ball game apparatus, a recording indicator composed of an up )er and a lower disk centrally pivoted toget er, a diagrammatic representation of a base ball field on the upper disk, perforations in the upper disk at bases, and a colored portion on the lower disk to show a player at bat regardless of the record at the bases.

6. In a base ball game apparatus, a recording indicator com )osed of an upper and a lower disk centrally pivoted together, a series of numbered d1visions on the lower disk to indicate the bases, a cut away portion of the upper disk to correspond with the s ace on the lower disk occupled by the nuni mm, a diagrammatic representation of a base ball field on the up )er disk, perforations in the upper disk at the bases, an ed e of the cut away portion of the upper dis to register with any of the numbered divisions to indicate the bases occupied, and colored portions on the lower disk to show through the perforations the bases occupied agreeable with the number or numbers indicated.

7. In a base ball game apparatus, a recording indicator com )osed of an upper and a lower disk centrally pivoted together, a series of numbered divisions at the periphery of the lower disk to indicate the bases, a cut away portion of the upper disk at its periphery to correspond with the space on the lower disk occupied by the numbers, a diagrammatic representation of a base ball field sentmgbases on one disk, and means on the trally pivoted together, a series of numbers on v the upper disk, perforations in the upper In testimony whereof I hereunto set my disk at the basegwm edge of the cut away hand this 15 day of September, 1906, in the portion of the up er-disk to register with any presence of two attesting witnesses. of the numbereg divisions to indicate the WILLIAM OSBORNE DAPPING.

5 base or bases occupied, and colored portion Witnesses: 4 w

on the lower disk to show through the perfo- THOMAS M. OSBORNE,

rations the baseor bases occupied. A. BOWMAN. 

